The Ministry of Energy and Mines is created as an agency of the Central State Administration, responsible for proposing, and once approved, directing and controlling the policies of the State and the Government in the energy, geological and mining sectors of the country, regarding the activities of:

1.  Generation, transmission, distribution and marketing of electrical energy.

2.  Exploration and production of oil, gas and other combustible minerals; production of lubricants and marketing of lubricants, fuels and derivatives, alcohol as fuel and liquefied and manufactured gas.

3.  Management of geological knowledge and information, including the research, exploitation and processing of solid mineral resources, mineral-medicinal waters and medicinal sludge, as well as the marketing of these, salt and its derivatives.

4.  Preservation, exploitation and rational use of mineral and energy resources that favor sustainable development.

5.  Development and use of renewable energy sources, which contribute to energy security and environmental protection.